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Does anyone else feel they have been given the wrong decision by the DWP?

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Hi to everyone on the forum which I am glad to read.

My situation is as follows.

I am 67 years of age. When I was 50 I was involved in a head on car crash. The other driver was driving the wrong way on a dual carriageway! I was lucky to be alive the police told me a couple of years later, not many people survive an impact of approximately 100mph.

i had numerous serious injuries. My left foot was broken in three places, so had an operation on it together with other operations. I was told being as I had broken the foot in the crash, eventually arthritis will set in later life. This has now happened and gradually got worse over the past 18 months.

At the time of the accident, I was awarded the DLA for life. With all these benefit changes I was moved to PIP, but the award was for 3 years only. I could not believe it! I am on medication for life for the physical injuries and my mental health.

When I was on DLA I was given the higher rate of mobility plus the middle rate of care. This amounted to the same on PIP. The pain in my foot had got to the stage where I needed treatment from the hospital. Ibuprofen and paracetamol were not working. I was told by the hospital that I had bad arthritis in the foot and was given a cortisone injection. The hospital said there was no guarantee to be free of pain, which has now happened.

i informed the DWP of the change in my foot and said I was willing to attend an assessment as my PIP would be due to expire later this year. I saw the healthcare professional and could not believe when I got the result of my PIP award. I feel the healthcare professional saw me just after the injection, so I was temporarily pain free. I was awarded only 4 points for my mobility! This means I have lost the mobility of my PIP. I am shattered and feel the decision is wrong. They have awarded me the same rate of care.

The DWP is a joke! You hold on the phone for ages. How can an office pen pusher judge my situation. It is wrong. These decisions are an insult to the disabled.

I have phoned and written to challenge the decision for a mandatory appeal. I just hope the decision is reversed as my mental health was not covered, along with my mobility fairly. The healthcare professional gave me a ridiculous assessment.

Does anyone else feel they have been given the wrong decision by the DWP? If the decision is not changed will go to an appeal tribunal and my MP I feel so upset at the way I have been treated by the DWP.

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Yadnad

jarvo40 said:

Yadnad the £1pw was a token amount your missing the point completely or your to arrogant to show your better than everyone else because you worked out that 52x2 is £104.. if you read between the lines you might realise your not such a smart ****

I was just pointing out that you quoted £1 a week for two years! Apart from that I don't see anything 'between the lines' that would change it.

cristobal

I agree with @yadnad and I feel you should withdraw your comment about him being arrogant @jarvo40

You don't get a solicitor for anywhere near £100/hour (not one that's any good anyway)

jarvo40

did anybody ask for your opinion Cristobal?? Obviously your both cut from the same cloth

poppy123456

Please be mindful of your comments. We are all here to help each other and not any other reason.

cristobal

No-one asks individuals for their opinion on here - it's a public forum and I was responding to @yadnad's post.
I was also pointing out that your post is rude, in case you hadn't realised

jarvo40

Read poppy123456 comments I think yadnad is big enough not to need your help but thx for pointing out your ignorance to me but it wasn’t needed...but your the type who just wants to be heard right or wrongly

jarvo40

Maybe by serving my country I’ve earned the right to reply to somebody trying to belittle me.while you was hiding behind your keyboard I was in the front line protecting you keyboard warriors

djbantiques

jarvo40 said:

Maybe by serving my country I’ve earned the right to reply to somebody trying to belittle me.while you was hiding behind your keyboard I was in the front line protecting you keyboard warriors

Just keep remembering mate, many are not what they seem on online forums.

Yadnad

jarvo40 said:

Maybe by serving my country I’ve earned the right to reply to somebody trying to belittle me.while you was hiding behind your keyboard I was in the front line protecting you keyboard warriors

So was I!! Two 7.6smm lumps of lead and a cracked skull were my thanks!! And even that + PTSD were discounted three times as being non existent at my PIP assessments.

So please don't start throwing the 'I was fighting for my country' bit at me.

jarvo40

Get off your high horse once again your the victim..boo hoo for you..once again you jump in with your views when not necessary..you do have a very high opinion of yourself and want to be in everybody’s conversations..grow up!!

jarvo40

Agh your a doctor as well..

jarvo40

Does your talent never end

djbantiques

jarvo40 said:

Get off your high horse once again your the victim..boo hoo for you..once again you jump in with your views when not necessary..you do have a very high opinion of yourself and want to be in everybody’s conversations..grow up!!

Remember, not is all as it seems !!
Anyone can pretend to be an expert on an online forum courtesy of Google. Take it all with a pinch of salt and chill.

jarvo40

Narcissism???

djbantiques

jarvo40 said:

Narcissism???

Psychosis.

cristobal

@jarvo40 - I’m not clear what you mean by “you’re the type who just wants to be heard” since it was the first time that I have posted on this particular topic.

However I am the ‘type’ who wants people to be treated respectfully and on this occasion, I do want to be heard.I intervened to suggest that you apologise for suggesting Yadnad ’s post was arrogant which, in my opinion, it wasn’t.

Whether you have served your country, or not, does not give you the right to be rude which is why I still think you should apologise for your comment to Yadnad and the various posts that followed..

Yadnad

jarvo40 said:

Get off your high horse once again your the victim..boo hoo for you..once again you jump in with your views when not necessary..you do have a very high opinion of yourself and want to be in everybody’s conversations..grow up!!

I have reported you for not adhering to the terms and conditions of this site, for your personal insults and your apparent intent to create arguments with others.

CockneyRebel

poppy123456 said:

If there's a comment you're not happy with on the forum then use the report button and report it. If there's someone on the forum you're not happy with then put them on ignore, this usually works wonders for me. This way you won't see that persons comments.

poppy123456 said:

Please be mindful of your comments. We are all here to help each other and not any other reason.

Two very wise pieces of advice from @p@poppy123456 as usual. Fortunately the moderators will be back tomorrow

jarvo40

Oh how am I going to sleep tonight?? To add to your talents..your a grass..

Benistmonk

@ilovecats You claim to give advice on benefits, all I can see you doing is being sarcastic to people for no reason at all.